Stand for watches



Sept. 13, 1932. H. REITZ 52mm Eon wm'cmas Filed June 9, 1931 InventorfiER/M/V fli /r2 4 A llorney Patented Sept. 13, 1932 UNITED STATESHERMAN REITZ, OF EAST ISLIP, NEW YORK STAND FOR WATCHES Applicationfiled June 9, 1931.

This invention relates to improvements in supporting stands and hasparticular reference to a stand for watches.

The primary object of the invention resides in a stand or holder forsupporting a pocket watch in a vertical position for display purposes.The stand may be used for supporting watches in a jewellers displaywindow or show case and may also be utilized for home or oflice use forsupporting a watch in vertical position upon a cable or desk tofacilitate the reading of the time from a distance.

Another object of the invention is to provide a watch stand which may beadjusted to support watches of difierent sizes, but after an initialadjustment of the same to accommodate a particular size watch, the adjustment is not disturbed to facilitate the removal and insertion of thatparticular watch.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a watch standwhich is simple and inexpensive of construction, and ornamental andattractive in appearance.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention resides in thecertain novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, theessential features of which are hereinafter fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claim, and are illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of my improved watch holder withparts broken away in section,

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 33 ofFigure 1, and;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the resilient clamping jaws perse.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral 10designates a flat elongated base, the top face of which is provided witha longitudinal groove 11 extending the length thereof. Adjustablymounted upon the base 10 are a pair of faced resilient clamping membersor jaws 12 which are identical in construction so that a description ofone will suflice for the other.

Serial No. 543,194.

Each of the jaw members 12 comprises a single piece of resilient springymaterial which is formed at one end with an outwardl coiled portion 13,while the opposite end of the material is coiled upwardly and outward-1y to provide a relatively large coil portion 14. The coilportion 14 isprovided with a concaved seat 15 to which is secured a felt strip orlining 16. The intermediate portion of the material from which themember 12' is formed is flat and straight as designated at 17 and whichportion is provided with an elongated slot 18.

The jaw members 12 are mounted upon the top of the base with thestraightflat portion 17 seated in the groove 11in a position so that the largecoil portions 14 extend outwardly in opposite direction as best seen inFigure 1 of the drawing. When in this position, the smaller coilportions13 bear against the bottom of the groove lland serve to preventaccidental turning or lateral movement of the jaw members with respectto the base.

For the purpose of securing the aw members in an adjusted position, ascrew 19 passes through the slot 18 of each member and threads into thebase 10, the space between the coil members 13 and 14 serving to permitthe introduction of a screw driver to the head of the screw to permitturning of the same.

It will be seen that by looseningthe screws 19, the jaw members 12 maybe slid longitudinally of the base so as to position the said jawmembers to the desired adjustment. After an initial adjustment ofthe'jaw members to accommodate a watch of a given size, the screws 19are tightened which secures the said members in a fixed position. Itwill therefore be seen that a watch A such as shown in Figures 1 and 2may be inserted between the jaw members 12 and the side edges of thewatch will seat in the concaved seat 15 and bear against the feltcushions or lining 16. The space between the seat of the jaw members issuch as to necessitate flexing of the jaw members upon the insertion ofthe watch in order that a pressure is exerted by the aw members in adirection toward each other so as to clamp the watch in a verticalposition with the bottom edge of the same seated in the groove 11. Thewatch may be readily removed from the holder by merely lifting the sameupwardly, whereupon the coil portions 1 1 will spring inwardly towardeach other but to insert the watch, it is unnecessary to disturb theinitial adjustment as the same may be freely inserted into position aspreviously explained.

If desired, the screws 19 may be tightened suliiciently to hold the j awmembers 12 against accidental sliding so that the same may be manuallyadjusted without disturbing the screws. hen a watch is inserted, thesame causes outward flexing of the coil p0r 15 tions 11 which sets up abinding action between the flat portions 17 and the underside of thescrew heads which is sufficient to prevent accidental movement of saidjaw members. 20 The stand or holder will be found useful by jewelers insupporting watches in a vertical position for display in show cases orin display windows and will also be found useful in the home or at theoffice to support a :5 watch in a position to enable the reading of thetime from a distance. lVhen the watch is in position within the holderit imparts to the edge, the general appearance of a clock.

\Vhile I have shown and described what I deem to be the most desirableembodiment of my invention, it will be understood that the variouschanges in construction may be resorted to if desired as come within thescope of the appended claim. 35 Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new and what it is desired to secure by LettersPatent of the United States, is:

A supporting stand comprising a base havw ing a longitudinal groovetherein, a pair of coacting holder members seated in said groove forsliding movement, said holder members being provided with upstandingoutwardly extending resilient coil portions, and means for securing saidholder members in an adjusted position against sliding movement, theinner sides of the coiled portions having concaved seats to receive anarticle to be supported in a vertical position upon said base. Intestimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HERMAN REITZ.

